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. >>> also on the hill, a vote to confirm chuck hagel as the next defense secretary. the senate is deeply did i voided on the nomination but hagel is expected to get the necessary votes. it will be first time in history that more than a handful of senators will vote against a nominee to head the pentagon. pentagon. >>> a check of this morning's other top stories. the maryland senate is expected to take up a gun control law today that has the support of governor martin o'malley. opponents say it violates second amendment rights, one of most con ten schuss provisions would require people to submit to fingerprints for handgun licensing. it also would ban assault weapons. >>> the man accused in the mother-daughter murders in prince george's county will have to be retried. a judge decolored a mistrial in the case against jason scott on a technicality. the bodies of dolores and ebony dewitt were found in the trunk of a stolen burned out car in 2009. someone testified scott was involved in multiple home invasions but it had been previously ruled that only one home unvision w
. >>> also on the hill, a vote to confirm chuck hagel as the next defense secretary. the senate is deeply did i voided on the nomination but hagel is expected to get the necessary votes. it will be first time in history that more than a handful of senators will vote against a nominee to head the pentagon. pentagon. >>> a check of this morning's other top stories. the maryland senate is expected to take up a gun control law today that has the support of governor martin...
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. >>> and last night senate republicans blocked the nomination of chuck hagel's, president obama's pick to be the next defense secretary. another vote is planned for the 26th of this month which is expected to pass. that means leon panetta will have to wait a little bit longer to retire. >>> and coming up, a virginia couple is looking forward to an early retirement after cashing in a winning powerball ticket. >> yeah. so how do they plan to spend the money? we're going to hear from that lucky couple coming up next. it's my coffee when i want it. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> welcome back. a fredricksburg man and his wife were likely smiling through their 80-mile commute to work this morning. >> just a few more trips and then they will never have to do it again. dave honeywell has cashed in his winning powerball ticket for $217 million. it was a $217 million check. he purchased the ticket at richm
. >>> and last night senate republicans blocked the nomination of chuck hagel's, president obama's pick to be the next defense secretary. another vote is planned for the 26th of this month which is expected to pass. that means leon panetta will have to wait a little bit longer to retire. >>> and coming up, a virginia couple is looking forward to an early retirement after cashing in a winning powerball ticket. >> yeah. so how do they plan to spend the money? we're going...
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chuck hagel struggled to reassure senators he is up to the job and not soft on iran. testimony in the senate armed services committee lasted eight hours. it is not clear for republicans will try to block his nomination. >>> super bowl xlvii is just two days away. >> can't get here soon enough. both teams warmed up for a second day on thursday. ravens head coach john harbaugh decided to move practice indoors to the saint facility after reports from the players that the field at tulane university was a little hard. they wasted no time getting to work after the 49ers finished their practice. we'll be talking a lot more about the big game and the big match-up coming up at 6:30 when dave ross joins me for the morning line. >>> also coming up, still thinking about making a trip to the big easy. why waiting until the last minute might work in your favor. >> next, a tense situation for a plane full of passengers when the pilot passes out. a check of this morning's national headlines coming up after the break. lucky charms?! ♪ yer always after me lucky charms! whoa. i forgot
chuck hagel struggled to reassure senators he is up to the job and not soft on iran. testimony in the senate armed services committee lasted eight hours. it is not clear for republicans will try to block his nomination. >>> super bowl xlvii is just two days away. >> can't get here soon enough. both teams warmed up for a second day on thursday. ravens head coach john harbaugh decided to move practice indoors to the saint facility after reports from the players that the field at...
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senate majority leader harry reid filed a motion to end a republican filibuster of chuck hagel's nomination. it sets the statement for a full senate vote on hagel's nomination tomorrow which needs 60 votes in order to pass. and the senate intelligence committee is delaying a vote to confirm john brennan to head the central intelligence agency. chairwoman dianne feinstein postponed the vote saying she wants more details on the white house drone program and the tax on the u.s. consulate in libya. >>> still ahead, a campaign fundraiser turned uglyout side facebook founder mark zuckerberg's california home. we'll tell you why. >>> some welcome news no those stranded cruise ship passengers. we'll tell you all about it when we come back. >>> later today, the nightmare for thousands strappedded on -- stranded on a cruise ship will finally be over. the ship is expected to dock in moab beal, alabama today. it is offering passengers an additional $500 in compensation because of all this. >>> a crowe gathered outside mark zuckerberg's home last night as he hosted a fund raiser event for
senate majority leader harry reid filed a motion to end a republican filibuster of chuck hagel's nomination. it sets the statement for a full senate vote on hagel's nomination tomorrow which needs 60 votes in order to pass. and the senate intelligence committee is delaying a vote to confirm john brennan to head the central intelligence agency. chairwoman dianne feinstein postponed the vote saying she wants more details on the white house drone program and the tax on the u.s. consulate in libya....
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. >>> some republicans have complained that chuck hagel hasn't answered questions about his personal finances but arizona senator john mccain is you remembering them not to filibuster the nomination saying it would set a bad precedent. full senate could vote as early as tomorrow. >>> also breaking a little closer to home now, prince george's joint police say they are now investigating an early morning shooting as a murder- suicide. >> it happened around 1 check on 3th avenue near the university of maryland -- on 36th avenue near the university of maryland campus. melanie alnwick has more. >> reporter: a very sad update that we got just a few minutes ago from prince george's county police. it appears that all three of the young men involved in this shooting, murder-suicide incident were university of maryland students. we are told that the shooter for some reason had gone to the basement of the home here on 36th avenue and had set some kind of a small fire. the two roommates upstairs then went down stairs into the basement to see what was going on. they managed to get the shoot are up
. >>> some republicans have complained that chuck hagel hasn't answered questions about his personal finances but arizona senator john mccain is you remembering them not to filibuster the nomination saying it would set a bad precedent. full senate could vote as early as tomorrow. >>> also breaking a little closer to home now, prince george's joint police say they are now investigating an early morning shooting as a murder- suicide. >> it happened around 1 check on 3th...